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回し
まわし
Common word
Nouns
mawashi; sumo belt; loincloth · mantle; cape · gang rape
寄り
より
Nouns
pushing back an opponent while locked in close quarters (sumo) · tending toward; close to; -ish
横綱
よこづな
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N1
Nouns
yokozuna; grand champion · best in its field; cream of the crop
力士
りきし
Common word
Nouns
sumo wrestler; rikishi · strong man; man of great strength · Deva king; guardian deity
土俵
どひょう
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N1
Nouns
sumo ring; wrestling ring · forum; discussion platform · sandbag; gabion
送り出し
おくりだし
Common word
Nouns
pushing an opponent out of the ring from behind
大関
おおぜき
Common word
Nouns
ōzeki (second highest rank in sumo)
手取り
てとり
Common word
Nouns
skillful sumo wrestler; technical wrestler · crafty person; person good at manipulating others
踏み出し
ふみだし
Nouns
rear step out; stepping out backwards
ちゃんこ
Nouns
chanko stew; sumo wrestler's hot pot
幕内
まくうち
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Nouns
makuuchi; top sumo division
幕下
まくした
Common word
Nouns
third highest division (sumo); wrestlers of the third highest division
突き落とし
つきおとし
Nouns
thrusting down; pushing down
前頭
まえがしら
Common word
Nouns
rank-and-file wrestlers in the top division
割り出し
わりだし
Nouns
upper-arm force out
たにまち
Nouns
sponsors of rikishi or their stables
関取
せきとり
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Nouns
sekitori; ranked sumo wrestler
呼び戻し
よびもどし
Nouns
pulling body slam
行司
ぎょうじ
Common word
Nouns
sumo referee
仕切り直し
しきりなおし
Nouns
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again · starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
寝技
ねわざ
Nouns
ground technique; pinning technique · underhanded dealings; dirty trick
四股
しこ
Nouns
sumo leg-stomping exercise
張り手
はりて
Nouns
open-handed slap (sumo)
勝ち得
かちどく
Nouns
win of a low-ranked wrestler in the extra eighth bout
土俵入り
どひょういり
Nouns
sumo ring-entering ceremony; entrance procession of wrestlers
秋場所
あきばしょ
Nouns
Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament
春場所
はるばしょ
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Nouns
Spring Tournament; March Osaka sumo tournament
土俵際
どひょうぎわ
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Nouns
edge of the sumo ring · verge; brink; critical moment
初場所
はつばしょ
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Nouns
New Year's Grand Sumo Tournament; January sumo tournament
関脇
せきわけ
Common word
Nouns
sekiwake (sumo rank)
夏場所
なつばしょ
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Nouns
Summer Grand Sumo Tournament; May sumo tournament in Tokyo
小結
こむすび
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komusubi; sumo wrestler of the fourth highest rank
ぶちかまし
Nouns
striking the face (sumo)
角界
かくかい
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Nouns
sumo world; world of sumo
叩き込み
はたきこみ
Nouns
slapdown; hatakikomi
肩透かし
かたすかし
Nouns
under-shoulder swing-down (sumo) · dodging; parrying (questions) · disappointment; letdown
腰砕け
こしくだけ
Nouns
collapsing in the middle of a sumo bout · breaking down halfway; faltering midway
痛み分け
いたみわけ
Nouns
draw due to injury (sumo) · ending in mutual damage; both sides lose
死に体
しにたい
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Nouns
losing posture; irrecoverable falling position · lame duck · hopeless situation
足掛け
あしかけ
Nouns
leg trip · foothold; pedal · spanning (years, months, etc.)
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